on May 4, 2011 at 4:51am.
Board of Trustees Meeting on January 18, 2005
AGENDA
Consent Agenda:
1. Payment of Bills.
2. Approval of Minutes: Jan. 3, 2005
3. Request for approval of a resolution allowing the transfer of ownership for an existing kennel.
4. Request for approval of a resolution for the vacating of a roadway located between properties located at 2137 Webster Park and 2151 Webster Park.
Action Items for Discussion:
5. Request for approval of a special use permit, sketch plan and impact assessment (10/27/04) for a proposal to display all terrain machines on Grand River Avenue in the parking lot located at 3220 E. Grand River. Sec. 5, petitioned by William Riddle (Livingston County Moto Cross) and discussed by the Planning Commission 11/22/04.
A. Disposition of special use permit.
B. Disposition of impact assessment.
C. Disposition of sketch plan.
6. Request for approval to allow the clerk to execute the initial report on school district election coordinating and consolidating subject to an agreement with the individual school district regarding the reimbursement of cost.
A. Brighton Area School
B. Hartland Consolidated School.
C. Howell Public Schools
D. Pinckney Schools
E. LESA
7. Request for approval to amend the Budget for fiscal 2004-05 as follows:
A. Purchase furniture for two offices at the township hall.
B. Re-application to the floor of the township fire hall.
C. Hold a school election May 3, 2005.
D. Increase in refuse collection and disposal due to increase in residential households.
8. Request for approval to award a contract for the demolition of property located at 1145 Cresthaven, Howell, MI.
MINUTES
Supervisor McCririe called the regular meeting of the Genoa Township Board to order at 6:30 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was then said. The following board members were present constituting a quorum for the transaction of business: Gary McCririe, Paulette Skolarus, Robin Hunt, Jean Ledford, Jim Mortensen and Steve Wildman. Also present were Township Manager Michael Archinal and approximately twelve persons in the audience.
A Call to the Public was made with no response.
Consent Agenda:
Moved by Ledford, supported by Hunt, to approve the consent agenda, moving the minutes and the kennel request to the regular agenda for discussion. The motion carried by roll call vote as follows: Ayes - Ledford, Hunt, Wildman, Mortensen, Skolarus and McCririe. Nay - None. Absent - Smith.
1. Payment of Bills.
2. Request for approval of a resolution for the vacating of a roadway located between properties located at 2137 Webster Park and 2151 Webster Park.
Action Items for Discussion:
Moved by Mortensen, supported by Ledford, to approve the regular agenda as requested. The motion carried unanimously.
3. Request for approval of a resolution allowing the transfer of ownership for an existing kennel.
A call to the public was made with the following response: Kelly Woodall - I request that the license not be transferred because of non-conformity issues as follows:
1. There has been excessive building expansion without permits and which are non-conforming.
2. No application for a Special Land Use Permit has been acquired.
3. The site does not meet the minimum set back requirements of 150 feet.
4. There are numerous violations of the township noise ordinance.
Moved by Skolarus, supported by Mortensen, to table until the next regular meeting of the board. The motion carried unanimously.
4. Request for approval of a special use permit, sketch plan and impact assessment (10/27/04) for a proposal to display all terrain machines on Grand River Avenue in the parking lot located at 3220 E. Grand River. Sec. 5, petitioned by William Riddle (Livingston County Moto Cross) and discussed by the Planning Commission 11/22/04.
The petitioner was not present when this request was called. Moved by Ledford, supported by Mortensen, to table until the next regular meeting of the board. The motion carried unanimously.
5. Request for approval to allow the clerk to execute the initial report on school district election coordinating and consolidating subject to an agreement with the individual school district regarding the reimbursement of cost.
Moved by Hunt, supported by Mortensen, to allow the clerk to execute the initial report for all school jurisdictions within Genoa Township including the following: Brighton Area Schools, Hartland Consolidated Schools, Howell Public Schools, Pinckney Schools and LESA. The motion carried unanimously.
6. Request for approval to amend the Budget for fiscal 2004-05 as follows:
A. Purchase furniture for two offices at the township hall.
Moved by Mortensen, supported by Hunt, to approve the purchase of office furniture at a cost of $4,398.14 as requested by the Administrative Committee. The motion carried unanimously.
B. Re-application to the floor of the township fire hall.
Moved by Mortensen, supported by Hunt, to approve the proposal from Venture Specialty Product to shot-blast and install a multi-step, heavy body product to the Genoa Township Fire Sub-station at a cost of $13,797.00. The motion carried as follows: Ayes - Ledford, Hunt, Wildman, Mortensen and McCririe. Nay - Skolarus. Absent - Smith.
Moved by Ledford, supported by Mortensen, to add $20,000.00 to capital outlay for the general fund budget for fiscal years 2004/05. The motion carried unanimously.
C. Hold a school election May 3, 2005.
Moved by Hunt, supported by Mortensen, to approve an amendment to the general fund budget for fiscal year 2004/05 to add $10,000.00 to revenue for school elections and $6,000.00 to the expenditure column for school elections. The motion carried unanimously.
D. Increase in refuse collection and disposal due to increase in residential households.
Moved by Ledford, supported by Skolarus, to add $35,000.00 to expenditures for refuse collection and disposal. Note: This action is necessary because of the increase of new homes within the township. The motion carried unanimously.
8. Request for approval to award a contract for the demolition of property located at 1145 Cresthaven, Howell, MI.
Mr. Dopkowski advised the board that he had a contractor ready to demolish the building since the cost to fix the home was more than he could afford. Moved by Skolarus, supported by Ledford, to allow the administrative committee, the township attorney and code enforcement officer to determine on 02/14/05 whether the building and debris have been removed from the site. The foundation is to be removed and refilled and the site is to be clean and level. If the site is not cleared by that date, the administrative committee will sign a contract with the lowest bidder for demolition. The motion carried unanimously.
9. Approval of Minutes: Jan. 3, 2005
Moved by Mortensen, supported by Ledford, to approve the Minutes of Jan. 3, 2005 with the following corrections: Para. 2 - Adding, "consent" agenda and moving Para. 2 to Para. 3; changing "consent" to regular agenda as "modified". The motion carried unanimously.
The regular meeting of the Genoa Township Board was adjourned at 7:50 p.m.
Paulette A. Skolarus
Genoa Township Clerk
(PA 01/26/05)